Protection Design Engineer

The Clancy Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK seeks a Plant Protection and Control Engineer to oversee the design and procurement of substation plant and equipment. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and providing technical support throughout the project's lifecycle. A strong background in electrical engineering is required, along with the ability to produce detailed system designs and drawings.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Employee benefits programme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proficient understanding of electricity industry standards and policies.
• Strong electrical knowledge with proven track record in substation construction.
• Good knowledge of power systems and renewable energy across various voltages.

Responsibilities

• Design delivery of substation equipment and protection systems.
• Prepare functional specifications and equipment schedules.
• Provide technical support and advice on procurement of equipment.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Understanding of regulatory standards

Power systems knowledge

Protection design

Ability to produce single-line diagrams

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

The Plant, Protection and Control Engineer plays a vital role within the design team. You will be responsible for the design delivery of substation plant, equipment, and protection systems across a whole range of electrical infrastructures as well as new connection projects in both the distribution and transmission sectors.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the detailed design and procurement of substation plant including switchgear, power transformers, voltage control equipment, protection systems, protective relays, connectors, busbars, SCADA based telemetry, and all the associated substation build activities throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Ensure substation infrastructure is correctly identified and procured in a timely manner by preparing and delivering functional specifications, equipment schedules and associated scheme drawings.
• Provide ongoing technical support and advice on procurement of plant and equipment by liaising directly with suppliers and manufacturers to order plant and equipment as per client specification and approved designs.
• Assess client project requirements and produce detailed plant, equipment, and protection specifications.
• Create appropriate system designs ensuring compliance with applicable specifications and tender documentation, coordinating with manufacturers and suppliers.
• Assist with tendering activities and provide regular technical guidance for any proposed schemes.
• Prepare site layouts and schematics for multi-staged substation construction build projects.
• Manage external plant and equipment manufacturers, design consultants, and oversee design outputs to ensure compatibility with electro-technical requirements.
• Liaise with internal and external design teams, clients, manufacturers, and consultancies to produce accurate designs within timescales and in line with deliverables.
• Produce detailed electrical control and protection schematic drawings for construction of large electrical infrastructure schemes.
• Produce electro-technical drawings, plant and material procurement lists, and wiring diagrams for control and protection systems.
• Prepare functional specifications and provide advice on procurement of plant and equipment, liaising with manufacturers to order plants as per client specification.
• Produce detailed specifications for high voltage plant, equipment and ancillary plant and equipment associated with high voltage substations.
• Review equipment manufacturers’ proposals and liaise with manufacturers to ensure equipment suitability aligns with the proposed design.
• Produce equipment schedules in line with IEC, DNO, ENA, IDNO and client-based specifications.
• Develop and review single line diagrams, P&C block diagrams, and connection diagrams.
• Produce AC and DC schematic drawings, control and protection, cable block diagrams, SCADA and multicore cable and termination schedules.
• Relay setting calculations for 11kV, 33kV, 132kV and above voltage levels including Transmission Lines, Transformers, Busbars, Bus-couplers and Bus-Sections.
• IED/Numerical Protection Relay configurations for Siemens Siprotec-5/Reyrolle, GE Micom and ABB etc.
• 110VDC Battery Loading Calculations and CT/VT sizing calculations with adequacy checks.
• Maintain an electro-technical and commercial dialogue with suppliers and customers.
• Take responsibility for ensuring good technical documentation management and change control.

Qualifications

• A proficient understanding of electricity industry & regulatory standards, policies, and their application to the role.
• A good understanding of electrical plant, transformer, protection, relays and control and construction disciplines and current ENA, BS and IEC electrotechnical engineering standards, to ensure full application and compliance requirements can be achieved.
• A strong electrical knowledge within both contestable and non-contestable connections, with a proven track record in substation construction, cabling, overhead lines, and working on switchgear, protection, control and major designs of electrical plant including transformers.
• Good knowledge of power systems, renewable energy and protection design at all voltages.
• Ability to take a brief scope of works and assist in producing a detailed design based on appropriate standards.
• Ability to prepare single-line diagrams for multi-staged substations construction projects.
• A relevant degree or equivalent experience.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.